
03-11-2009, 06:02 PM
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Addicted Ledgie
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 1,944
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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD
well, I get what she means. Most of the songwriters I know, take something, whether that something is an experience, something that's said, something they've seen, something that's felt, and then build from that to create the full song. OK this is Lindseyesque  ...much like painting...sometimes you start with the initial thought/idea and then it becomes the masterpiece with broadstrokes of both truth and fantasy.
This has been my experience with songwriters, anyway
Has Stevie said every word of her songs are a 'truth'? If that is the case, I could see how some of these fantastic interpretations arise...and how the L&S lovestory/mystique lingers.
I'm telling ya...that was Lindsey on the line!! 
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You do make a good point there. I never really thought about it like that.
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